Linux usage on Steam hits a record high for the second month in a row
The share of Linux users on Steam peaked for the second straight month in Steam’s November 2025 Hardware Survey, bringing Team Penguin to 3.2 percent.Stevie Bonifield (The Verge)
The response to s&box from Facepunch going open source has been "overwhelmingly positive" gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-…
#s&box #Facepunch #OpenSource #Gaming
The response to s&box from Facepunch going open source has been "overwhelmingly positive"
Open source rocks so it's pleasing to see it go well for Facepunch with s&box. They've now added native Linux binaries for the dedicated server and game client.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Survivor-like bullet heavens are going first-person POSTAL with POSTAL: Bullet Paradise gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/surv…
#POSTAL #POSTALBulletParadise #Gaming #PCGaming
Survivor-like bullet heavens are going first-person POSTAL with POSTAL: Bullet Paradise
Ready to go POSTAL once more? This time it's in a survivor-like bullet-heaven styled setting, because obviously every developer needs to be in this genre now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
No Players Online returns after an 'unfounded DMCA claim' halted sales for nearly three weeks gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/no-p…
#NoPlayersOnline #IndieGames #PCGaming
No Players Online returns after an 'unfounded DMCA claim' halted sales for nearly three weeks
Showing yet again that the DMCA system is not fit for purpose, No Players Online launched on Steam on November 6 and then got taken down but it's back.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mastodon Merch Store
The official merch store of the open-source, decentralized social media platform Mastodon.Mastodon
HELLDIVERS 2 file-size on Steam gets massively reduced gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/hell…
#HELLDIVERS2 #Gaming #PCGaming
HELLDIVERS 2 file-size on Steam gets massively reduced
One problem with a lot of modern games is just how big they're getting, but HELLDIVERS 2 is about to massively shrink thanks to work behind the scenes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
There's now an AI warning notice browser plugin for itch.io as well as Steam gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ther…
#AI #itch #GenerativeAI
There's now an AI warning notice browser plugin for itch.io as well as Steam
The developer behind the useful AI notice browser plugin for Steam has now done the same for itch.io, and they've made it easier to use the extensions.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Shinigami Eyes: An extension that highlights trans-friendly and anti-trans social network pages
Shinigami Eyes is a browser extension that highlights known trans-friendly and anti-trans pages/users on social networks with different colors.shinigami-eyes.github.io
Another Infrastructure (AI): 2026 #art & #criticalTechnology project by new ensemble Drop Table.
Six artists will work with the community in Clondalkin, south Dublin, to create work about the environmental, social and political impact of data infrastructure. Clondalkin is home to two large data centres and their associated infrastructure.
The project artists are me, Dasha Ilina @dasha Paul O'Neill @aswemaysink , Living Rhythms, Alisha Doody, Amy Bunce & Cían Flynn.
incontext.ie/projects/in-conte…
Another Infrastructure (AI)
Arts ensemble Drop Table will create works with the community in Clondalkin about how we use technology together. We will run a series of socially engaged arts events about developing agency around...In Context
Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valv…
#FEX #Arm #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamFrame
Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux
It turns out that not only are Valve using the open source FEX for the Steam Frame but they have been funding FEX since the beginning of it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Fixed the Steam Tracker for the Linux user share over time page not working with some date selections: gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracke…
Five new species of Southeast Asian soft-furred hedgehogs found
A recent study has identified five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs (also known as Lesser Gymnures) from #SoutheastAsia. The study used DNA analysis and physical characteristics to describe two…Palm Oil Detectives
The 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 fills a gap, but is it worth it?
itsfoss.com/news/raspberry-pi-…
Raspberry Pi 5 1GB Variant: Is It Worth $45?
Other SBCs offer more RAM at this price point. So, should you still pay $45 for a 1 GB Pi?Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
The Autumn mug is finally available! 🍵 Sorry it took so long, there were delays outside my control.
shop.joinmastodon.org/collecti…
Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/half…
#HalfLifeLegacy #HalfLife #PCGaming #Retro #FPS
Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues
Half-Life Legacy is an enhanced fan mod of Valve's original shooter and it's releasing December 12th.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Fedora Linux 44 will get improved NTSYNC enabling for Proton / Wine gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fedo…
#Fedora #Linux #NTSYNC #Wine #Proton
Fedora Linux 44 will get improved NTSYNC enabling for Proton / Wine
NTSYNC has been available in the Linux kernel for a while, but it's taking distributions a while to actually use it - Fedora Linux 44 will make it easier.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
"What is NTSYNC? Arriving with Linux kernel 6.14 the aim of it was mainly to help accuracy and performance for NT synchronization"
I've read the article and clicked through to other articles, ending up at the kernel mailing list for the addition, but other than knowing it's a performance enhancement that may or may not affect games running via Proton, I didn't come across anything telling me what NT Synchronisation is.
Is that NT as in Windows NT or something entirely different?
Our NVIDIA driver article was updated to note the change to the Supported Products list for Linux on the 590 Beta driver gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/nvid…
Maxwell, Pascal and Volta no longer supported.
NVIDIA Beta driver 590.44.01 released for Linux
The first release of the 590 driver branch has arrived in Beta for Linux with 590.44.01 now available for those willing to give it a test.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A Swiss group has raised concerns over Big Tech cloud infra use.
itsfoss.com/news/privatim-decl…
#privacy #bigtech #switzerland
Swiss Data Protection Group Says US Cloud Giants Can't Meet Privacy Standards
Lack of end-to-end encryption makes international cloud services unsuitable, privatim says.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Surprise finding by Conference of Swiss Data Protection Officers:
" identified five critical problems with international cloud providers:
Most SaaS solutions lack true end-to-end encryption.
Global companies offer insufficient transparency for compliance verification.
Cloud services create significant loss of control over data.
Legal uncertainty exists for data under confidentiality obligations.
The US CLOUD Act allows data access regardless of storage location"
Two plushtodons enjoying their oat caramel lattes. (Yes, they do use their trunks to sip.)
Mainly because this just works for people who actually work! 🤣🎩
Via: Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds (LTT)
#linux #fedora #gnome #linustorvalds
Blonde Capuchin Sapajus flavius
Only rediscovered in 2006, Blonde Capuchins are highly intelligent critically endangered primates of Brazil threatened by palm oil and meat deforestationPalm Oil Detectives
Vegan Palm Oil Free Christmas Recipes
Boycott palm oil this Christmas 🎅🎄 with 10 yummy, #palmoilfree and #Vegan #recipes 🦧🦏🐘🐒🐍 and your #health 🥦🍆 #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4WildlifePalm Oil Detectives
I tried Proton Pass's 'Hide My Email' feature—and it surprised me.
itsfoss.com/proton-pass-hide-m…
This Single Proton Pass Feature Saved My Inbox
A solid product feature of Proton Pass can help you save your inbox!Ankush Das (It's FOSS)
The O.G has spoken on Windows' BSOD.
itsfoss.com/news/torvalds-blue…
#linux #linustorvalds #windows
Linus Torvalds Defends Windows' Blue Screen of Death
And he is not wrong actually.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
Also keep in mind that ECC doesn't make the hardware 100% secure, I also had a kernel panic once in a server using ECC and was a huge problem.
I never got to know the exact problem, but I am almost completely sure it wasn't the RAM, it was something with my hard drive, but I don't know if it was OS's fault or drive's.
possibly either, as is sung in the chorus here:
Knickers of Corduroy
I'm a decent married woman, my name is Mrs. Magee,
I'm a native of this County Down convenient to Donaghadee,
I had a faithful husband, oh whom I liked so fine,
But now he's gone and left me and I'm nearly out of my mind.
Chorus:
He wears a pair of laceless shoes, knickers of corduroy,
He's a swallowtail coat and waistcoat, he's only got one eye,
His hair and whiskers both are black, he wears a castor hat,
And can anyone kindly tell me, have you seen my darling Pat?
On the morning that we parted, the tears rolled in his eye,
Saying "Biddy dear, I'm going away my fortune for to try.
They say the harvest is pretty good in Scotland this year,
So Biddy dear, I'll send you the price of a pint, don't you be feared."
Chorus
"If I can find a postbox, as soon as I arrive,
You may expect a letter as sure as I'm alive."
But my Pat's away three months today and he's left me in a stew,
Since I lost my darling husband, oh what am I to do?
Chorus
like this
African Golden Cat Caracal aurata
The African golden cat’s striking coat varies from radiant red to elegant gray. They are a symbol of wild grace in the African jungle. This feline enchants a cacophony of sounds, from gentle …Palm Oil Detectives
Faster, smarter, and context-aware AI? That’s MCP Servers!
What are MCP Servers and Why People are Crazy About It?
Everyone is going gaga over using MCP servers for their AI workflow. But exactly what it is and why it matters?Abhishek Kumar (It's FOSS)
A new study that takes advantage of a change in availability of the shingles (*Herpes zoster*) vaccine in Wales finds that vaccination reduces dementia symptoms in those already diagnosed with the disease, and reduced deaths from dementia by approximately 30% over the following nine years.
Summary: sciencefocus.com/news/shingles…
Original paper: cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8…
#Science #Health #Dementia #Alzheimers #Shingles #HerpesZoster
Vibe Coding: Empowering and Imprisoning - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.Anil Dash
@Gargron there is a lot of discussion in the US about a Professional Engineering license for Software. It goes in and out of favor, but I think that it should be required for at least life-critical software.
There is some gatekeeping there, but I think when human lives are at risk it is justified.
For this #GivingTuesday I'm going to make the (biased) argument for why you might consider donating to @spritely, especially if you care about a healthier future for the internet! spritely.institute/donate/
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
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We also have another mini demo coming out soon. It's not our main focus, but @tsyesika has been working on a mini demo of an ActivityPub server built on top of Goblins. (Someone with money wanna fund this? 😛)
That's a teaser, some blogposts coming out soon (but again, not our main focus until we can get funding for it)
Earlier I mentioned that fun and joy are actually very important. Indeed, the success of *all* social networks, and indeed, almost every kind of tech, has been rooted in people having joyful, often shared, experiences together.
Joy is part of resistance. And joy is part of our tech.
🚀 We Are Hiring! May First is Looking for a Technical Support Advocate!
We seek individuals with technical skills who are also excellent communicators. Our ideal candidate can explain technical concepts clearly and provide warm, human support to our members.
💻 Job Type: 20 hours/week, fully remote
💰 Salary: $24,000 annually
📅 Application Deadline: January 11th, 2026
🌍 Join us in strengthening social justice movements!
👉 More information: mayfirst.coop/en/post/2025/tec…
🚀 ¡Estamos contratando! ¡May First busca Acompañante de Soporte Técnico!
Queremos personas con habilidades técnicas capaces de explicar conceptos técnicos de manera clara y ofrecer apoyo cálido y humano a nuestras membresías.
💻 Tipo de trabajo: 20 horas/semana, completamente remoto
💰 Salario: $24,000 anuales
📅 Fecha límite: 11 de enero de 2026
🌍 ¡Súmate para fortalecer los movimientos por la justicia social!
👉 Más información: mayfirst.coop/es/post/2025/tec…
#OportunidadLaboral #SoporteTécnico
Today is #GivingTuesday. Donate to the Tor Project to FREE THE INTERNET.
Your donation will:
🚫 Free the internet from censorship
🔍 Free the internet from surveillance
👔 Free the internet from Big Tech
torproject.org/donate/donate-m…
Donate to the Tor Project
Support tools that break the chains of censorship and surveillancetorproject.org
Brain Computer Enterprises, Cooperative Inc. believes privacy and security is important for all, which is why we run a TOR (Transparent Onion Router) node to support the Tor Project:
metrics.torproject.org/rs.html…
#privacy #security #tor #torproject
#info
Revelan que Meta sabía que adultos contactaban a menores en sus plataformas y lo permitieron: “Significaba mayores beneficios”.
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Revelan que Meta sabía que millones de adultos contactaban con menores y lo permitieron
Documentos presentados ante la Justicia de EE.UU. exponen testimonios internos y miles de páginas de documentos que describen cómo la compañía dirigida por Mark Zuckerberg priorizó el crecimiento por encima de la seguridad infantil.Romina Veloso (Perfil)
Fanatical launch new Play on the Go Bundle - great for Steam Deck and other handhelds gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fana…
#SteamDeck #PCGaming #HandheldGaming
Fanatical launch new Play on the Go Bundle - great for Steam Deck and other handhelds
Fanatical are running various new game bundles during their Bundlefestive 2025 event, with a just launched Play on the Go Bundle that's great for Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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